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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
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Lid 2005
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Well.. Jun 14, 2010

Nicole Schnell wrote:

How does this relate to translation? Just curious.



Well, the question states: "Does anyone known of any gaffes made by politicians as a result of poor translation/interpretation or cultural misunderstandings"; and I believe these are the latter.
 
Williamson
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Native only. Jun 18, 2010

Well, if he had to translate into his native tongue...




[Edited at 2010-06-18 15:26 GMT]
 
Germaine
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English to French... Jun 18, 2010

Je ne me souviens pas des circonstances exactes, mais un politicien québécois avait déclaré au sujet d'un événement regrettable "It's sucks!". Ce qu'un quotidien américain avait repris sous le gros titre "Ça suce!"...
 
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